Arne Slot has stated he desires to go away Feyenoord to tackle the job of succeeding Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool supervisor and expects a decision to negotiations between the 2 golf equipment in “the approaching days.”
Liverpool opened talks with Feyenoord on Wednesday after figuring out Slot, 45, as their No. 1 selection to switch Klopp, who will stand down from his place on the finish of the season after virtually 9 years in cost at Anfield.
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Slot signed a three-year contract with Feyenoord final 12 months after guiding the Rotterdam-based membership to the Eredivisie title. The previous AZ Alkmaar coach rejected gives from Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur to commit his future to Feyenoord.
However chatting with ESPN Netherlands forward of Thursday’s Eredivisie sport in opposition to Go Forward Eagles, Slot stated he desires to take the chance to maneuver to the Premier League with Liverpool.
“The one factor I can say about it’s that the golf equipment are in negotiations,” Slot stated. “And then you definately sit within the ready room and look forward to what’s going to come out.
“It appears clear to me that I wish to go to Liverpool. Now I am ready to see whether or not the golf equipment attain an settlement. I am very assured in that.”
Sources have instructed ESPN that Feyenoord are holding out for a compensation package deal of £9 million for Slot. However the coach says he’s completely satisfied for the 2 groups to thrash out a deal and is assured an settlement will be reached shortly.
“The golf equipment must do their job,” he stated. “After which I am ready and because the ‘foremost character.’ I’ve to respect that. It should undoubtedly change into clear within the coming days.”
Following Feyenoord’s 3-1 win on Thursday, Slot gave offered extra particulars concerning the negotiations surrounding his potential transfer to Liverpool.
“I’ve the impression {that a} good supply has already been made and that Feyenoord could make, because it appears, the best-paid switch for a coach in The Netherlands,” he stated.
Slot, 45, emerged because the main contender for the Liverpool job following Xabi Alonso’s choice to stay at Bayer Leverkusen and a cooling within the Premier League membership’s curiosity in Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was requested about Slot taking up for Klopp following his staff’s 2-0 loss to Everton on Wednesday, and the Netherlands worldwide stated he thought his countryman’s fashion and philosophy could be a match.
“I discover it troublesome to reply it now, after all,” van Dijk instructed Viaplay. “However I feel Arne Slot is likely to be one of many higher Dutch coaches at this second.
“I feel [with] the way in which he performs and the philosophy he has that he might be a Liverpool coach. Solely for my part, what I additionally learn and listen to, after all, is that it’s removed from finalised.
“We’ll see. Subsequent 12 months we’ll give attention to that.”
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“I’ve the impression {that a} good supply has already been made and that Feyenoord could make, because it appears, the best-paid switch for a coach in The Netherlands.”